Sporting News and NASCAR Illustrated tackle these questions in this week’s Racing Roundtable.

Who are your picks to earn the two Chase wild cards at Richmond?

Bob Pockrass: Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch. Tony Stewart will hold on to 10th and Busch will have the capability of winning or finishing well enough depending on how his competition runs. And Busch might put a bumper to someone if necessary to make the Chase.

Jon Gunn: Pretty anticlimactic, but I’m going to stand pat with Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch. Both drivers will likely run conservatively and force Jeff Gordon to knock them out of the Chase by going for the win.

Jeff Owens: Gordon will deliver. He still is kicking himself for not moving Denny Hamlin out of the way when he had a chance to win last week at Atlanta. At this point in his career, he will use his bumper for another shot at a championship. Look out, Kyle Busch. Kahne and Gordon get in.

Kenny Bruce: Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch. Kahne’s a lock with two wins. Busch has won the last four spring races at Richmond, and finished fifth, second and sixth in the fall events. If Busch doesn’t earn a spot in the Chase, hide all the sharp objects.

Is Matt Kenseth making the right move by leaving Roush and moving to Joe Gibbs Racing?

Bob Pockrass: From a competition standpoint, no. Roush Fenway has not had the quality-control issues that always seem to plague JGR. From a stability standpoint, yes. The sponsorship at JGR is much more solid.

Jon Gunn: No. Kenseth’s best opportunity for success is at Roush—where he ranks high in the pecking order. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin don’t want to be outperformed by an outsider. They may say they will cooperate with Kenseth, but will they?

Kenny Bruce: There shouldn’t be any falloff from a competitive standpoint and sponsorship concerns are no longer an issue. Where’s the downside in that? Noteworthy: The last JGR car/team to win a Cup title? The No. 20.

Jeff Owens: Yes. He may not be getting a dramatic gain in performance, but he had to be concerned about his future amid continuing sponsorship concerns at Roush.

Is Richmond the right track to host the final regular-season race?

Bob Pockrass: Yes. It's a track where a driver controls his own destiny and every lap has fans wondering whether a driver will dump someone else to better his own position—or ruin the day for the competition.

Jon Gunn: Absolutely. Good, old short-track racing under the lights on a Saturday night with a lot on the line. What’s not to like?

Kenny Bruce: Without a doubt. There’s no better place to settle the issue of who makes the Chase and who doesn’t than at a short track on a Saturday night, where uncertainty lurks around every turn.

Jeff Owens: No. Richmond belongs in the Chase. It’s a great place to hold the final regular-season race, but it would be even better if it were a key race in the Chase. All three short tracks belong in the Chase, preferably in place of one of those five 1.5-mile venues.